Hype and the HIV cure

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 346, Issue 7899, 2013, Pages

  McCartney, Margaret ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; NOTE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS LOAD;

EID: 84875160598     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.f1599     Document Type: Note

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